✧ Live-in care in Brighton, East Sussex
Live-in Care in Brighton and Hove
Live-in care in Brighton lets your relative stay at home, in Hove, Kemp Town, Rottingdean, Patcham or Preston Park, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across Brighton and Hove, from £1,200 a week.
- Care within a week Urgent starts often in 24–48 hours
- From £1,200 a week The same rate nationwide, not by postcode
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulates home care in England
- 113 areas Covered across the South East
Home care from Hove to Saltdean
Brighton and Hove squeeze a lot of life between the Downs and the sea. Families searching for home care in Brighton are supporting parents in Regency flats in Kemp Town and Hove, in family homes in Preston Park, Withdean, Westdene and Patcham, in the coastal villages of Rottingdean, Ovingdean and Saltdean, and in Hangleton, Portslade, Woodingdean and Moulsecoomb. Many of the city's streets are steep, and plenty of flats have several flights of stairs and no lift. A carer who lives in helps your relative manage them safely.
We also arrange care in Lewes, Newhaven, Worthing, Crawley and Eastbourne.
The Royal Sussex County Hospital
Emergency and inpatient care for the city is at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Kemp Town, run by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, which is also the regional major trauma centre. Some planned surgery takes place at the Princess Royal in Haywards Heath or at Southlands in Shoreham. A live-in carer in Brighton arranged before discharge helps your relative leave hospital as soon as they are ready.
Brighton and Hove City Council
Brighton and Hove is a unitary authority, so Brighton and Hove City Council runs adult social care for the whole city. It carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments, and may contribute to care depending on savings. Peacehaven, Telscombe and villages to the north, such as Ditchling, fall under East or West Sussex County Council instead.
A carer who respects who your relative is
Brighton has one of the largest LGBTQ+ communities in the country, including many older people who have lived openly here for decades. Everyone deserves a carer who respects their identity, relationships and friends, and we take that seriously when we match. Tell us what matters, and you can speak to candidates by video call. The carer can help your relative keep enjoying the seafront, the Lanes, the Theatre Royal or a walk on the Downs.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Brighton, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 40 registered care homes in Brighton, with 1,051 beds between them. Of the 38 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 35 rated Good and 3 require improvement. 13 provide nursing care and 13 support people living with dementia.
If a move into one of these homes is on the table, it is worth comparing it with live-in care: one carer living in your relative’s own home in Brighton, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Brighton.
Weighing the options
Live-in care, visiting care or a care home?
The three choices most families are deciding between.
| Feature | Live-in care | Visiting care | Care home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stays in their own home | Yes | Yes | No |
| Support through the night | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| The same carer each day | Yes | Rota of staff | Rota of staff |
| Keeps pets and belongings | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| Couples stay together | Yes | Yes | Often separated |
| Typical cost | £1,200 a week | Varies with hours | Varies by home |
Visiting care and care home costs vary widely by area and provider, so we don’t quote figures we can’t stand behind. See our pricing in full →
What a live-in carer does day to day, what is not included, and the three steps to arranging it: how live-in care works →
Funding & regulation
Paying for care in England
Home care is regulated and funded differently in each nation, so the route is not the same everywhere. Here is how it works where you live.
Read our full funding guide →Who regulates care here
Home care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local authority's adult social care team. Means-tested local authority funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare are both available depending on assessed need.
How we fit in
Live-in Care Direct is an introductory agency. We introduce self-employed carers to families rather than employing them, so you contract directly with your carer and keep the choice of who provides your care.
Our carers
The people who would be caring for your family
Our carers are spread across the UK, supported by regional care managers. Every one is interviewed in person, enhanced DBS checked and reference-checked before they are ever introduced to a family — and you choose who moves in.
- Interviewed face to face, never hired on paperwork alone
- Enhanced DBS checked, with references verified
- You meet and approve your carer before they start
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Vistorine
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Refiloe
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Gladys
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Patience
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Monica
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Brighton
More live-in care in East Sussex
Free callback
Speak to someone about live-in care
Leave your number and a care manager will call you back — usually within an hour, and always free.
- No obligation. A conversation, not a sales call — and never a call centre.
- A real care manager. Someone who arranges care every day, who can answer properly.
- Just two details. Your name and number — we don’t need an email address.
Or call us now on 0800 368 8558 Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week
Common questions
Questions about live-in care here
Local answers on paying for care, nearby areas and care homes.
Not seeing your question?
Our care managers answer these every day. A no-obligation call takes about ten minutes.
0800 368 8558Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week See all questionsIs there help with the cost of care in Brighton?
Often, yes. The council's adult social care team for Brighton and Hove can carry out a free needs assessment and, depending on savings, may contribute to the cost. Where needs are mainly health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare can pay in full. Attendance Allowance, paid to people over State Pension age who need help with personal care, is not means-tested and can be put towards care.
Do you cover areas near Brighton?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Brighton and the towns and villages around it, including Newhaven, Lewes, Worthing and Eastbourne. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Brighton?
Our care-home directory lists 40 registered care homes in Brighton, with 1,051 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 35 rated Good and 3 rated Requires improvement. If you are weighing up a care home, live-in care is the alternative that keeps your relative at home with one carer supporting only them, and we can explain how the two compare on cost.